Pharmacy Assistant - CPS

Posted:
2/6/2026, 6:11:03 AM

Location(s):
Ontario, Canada ⋅ Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary

Referred applicants must not apply directly to this role. All referred applicants must use their unique referral link generated when they are referred by an existing colleague.

Location:

6300 Viscount Road, Unit 1, Mississauga, Ontario, L4V 1H3

Looking for a career that offers a peaceful and high-tech work environment? Look no further than Central Pharmacy Services, - where tranquility and innovation go hand in hand. Our workplace is not only pristine, contemporary, and driven by technology where you can enjoy stable fixed shifts and a predictable schedule, that brings balance to your work-life.

At Central Pharmacy Services, we are the catalyst for the Future of Pharmacy. Shoppers Drug Mart is undergoing an unprecedented transformation that will revolutionize healthcare across Canada, and our CPS team is right at the heart of this remarkable change! We are committed to creating most streamlined and versatile central fill network in the country – let’s bring this vision to life together!

Why join us at Central Services?
Central Pharmacy Services is a division of Loblaw/Shoppers Drug Mart that centrally fills prescriptions for patients and provides other prescription processing services. By streamlining these crucial functions, we enable Pharmacists and their teams at Shoppers Drug Mart locations to focus on what is important – the patient! We pride ourselves on having a great team spirit.

What’s in it for you?

  • Competitive Pay
  • Great Benefits that are highly customizable and include a vacation purchase option
  • Employee Discount of 30% on in store purchases
  • Potential licensing assistance to financially support licensing costs (role dependent)
  • Sign-On Bonus’ and Relocation Support

Why this role is important?

Job responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to:

- Prepare and package medications as per Pharmacy Standards of Practice, ensuring all relevant information and documentation are complete
- Accurately enter and maintain appropriate data within the applicable systems
- Ensure prescriptions are prioritized correctly by the workflow
- Prepare each prescription quickly and accurately
- Prepare prescriptions for delivery
- May be required to perform inventory management under the direction and supervision of the pharmacist
- Maintain proper storage of medications within the pharmacy according to 5S principles
- Ensure stock bottles are put away by the established workflow
- Put away received pharmacy inventory in the appropriate location by the established workflow
- Prioritize recalls and immediately isolate product; quarantine until details of the recall are provided
- Ensure stock rotation is completed and the expired product is removed from the shelf and returned by standard operating procedures
- Ensure that the machines have necessary supply of proper accessories (e.g. Vials, caps, labels) to prepare the prescriptions

What you bring:

  • Independent thinking and decision making - makes decisions when dealing with issues or problems 

  • Plan, coordinate and delegate assignments and provide coaching to Pharmacy colleagues 

  • Proven ability to drive and build the business, lead by example and support enterprise programs 

  • Prioritize activities quickly in response to changing initiatives 

  • Good verbal and written communication skills

  • Commitment to providing exceptional customer service 

  • Superior customer relations skills and a good sense of professionalism 

  • Strong problem-solving skills including experience formulating and implementing action plans 

  • Strong personal computing skills and knowledge of Pharmacy systems a definite asset 

  • Ensure all Health & Safety procedures are followed to provide a healthy and safe work environment for all colleagues 

  • Complete mandatory training and voluntary continuing education workshops, as needed 
     

Employment Type:

Full time

Type of Role:

Regular

Please Note: If you have Employee Self Service (ESS) on Workday, apply to this job via the Workday application.

Hiring Range / Échelle salariale à l’embauche :

$17.60 - $23.65 / 17,60$ - 23,65$ (per hour / de l’heure)

A candidate’s experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for a newly created position. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position. / L’expérience et les connaissances d’un candidat ainsi que la région géographique dans laquelle le poste est situé peuvent être prises en compte dans la rémunération qu’un candidat reçoit pour ce poste. Cette offre d’emploi concerne un poste nouvellement créé. L’entreprise utilise l’intelligence artificielle dans le but de filtrer, d’évaluer et/ou de sélectionner les candidats à ce poste.

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